Willamy Chiquerim - Photo: Sherdog
The Brazilian Willamy “Chiquerim” Freire had his debut on Dream postponed this afternoon (06). The lightweight was removed from the card for the 17th edition of the event after injuring the ligaments in his right hand during his preparation for the fight against Japanese Tatsuya Kawajiri that would take place on the 16th in Tokyo.
The confrontation in question would mark
Chiquerim's return to fighting after being fired from the UFC in January this year. To replace the Nova União athlete, Dream directors chose the experienced North American Drew Fickett. After winning 41 of the 55 fights he fought in his career, Fickett will fight for the first time on Asian soil.
With the changes to the show's card, the lightweight Bruno Carvalho will be the only green-yellow representative at Dream 17, which will also feature two title fights. The light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi will put your title on the line against Hiroshi Izumi, while the featherweight champion Hiroyuki takaya will measure strength with the challenger Kazuyuki Miyata. Check out:
Gegard Mousasi x Hiroshi Izumi (light heavyweight title fight);
Hiroyuki Takaya x Kazuyuki Miyata (featherweight title fight);
Masakazu Imanari x Hideo Tokoro (final of the Japanese bantamweight GP);
Keisuke Fujiwara x Kenji Osawa (third place match at the Japanese bantamweight GP);
Marius Zaromskis x Hayato Sakurai;
Todd Duffee x Nick Gaston;
Tatsuya Mizuno x Trevor Prangley;
Drew Fickett x Tatsuya Kawajiri;
Bruno Carvalho x Eiji Mitsuoka
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